The 20-round loophole in the Firearms Act

Jamaica Observer ·
Jamaica

Even as defence lawyers protest the rigidity of the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022, calling for a review by legislators, proponents have pointed to a section that allows offenders with up to 19 rounds of illegal ammunition to evade the mandatory minimum sentences being balked at by the legal fraternity. If convicted under Section 45 of the Act for unauthorised…

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